Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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